algebra definitions

Question 1

variable

Answer 1

a symbol used to represent an unspecified number

Question 2

constant

Answer 2

a value in a mathematical expression or formula that does not change

Question 3

coefficient

Answer 3

the factor by which a variable is multiplied

Question 4

term

Answer 4

a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together

Question 5

like terms

Answer 5

terms whose variables and exponents are the same

Question 6

unlike terms

Answer 6

terms with different variables but the same exponents or different exponents but the same variables

Question 7

monomial

Answer 7

an algebraic expression with one term

Question 8

binomial

Answer 8

an algebraic expression with two terms

Question 9

trinomial

Answer 9

an algebraic expression with three terms

Question 10

polynomial

Answer 10

an expression that can have constants, variables, exponents and can be divided, multiplied, subtracted and added but cannot be divided by a variable, a variable’s exponents can only be a whole number, and there cannot be an infinite number of terms

Question 11

the degree of a monomial is the __________ of its variables

Answer 11

sum of its exponents

Question 12

the degree of a polynomial with one variable is the __________ in any one term

Answer 12

highest exponent

Question 13

the degree of a polynomial with two or more variables is the __________ of the exponents in any one term

Answer 13

greatest sum